βDid you know that of $100 spent in a chain store, only $13 stays in the local economy? Of $100 spent at a locally owned store, $48 stays in the local economy.β A reminder of just one of many reasons to #ShopLocal as you do your last-minute #Christmas shopping. Especially when you support your local downtowns and main streets.
HT @JasonThorne.
#MerryChristmas #gifts #shopping #economy #MainStreet #Downtown #Hamilton
@carodjah @RickiTarr I'm in SoCal, so the nearest charger to me is at the nearest shopping center, about 1.5 miles.
@MissingThePt
I promise I'll read it, eventually.
In any relationship, you have to accept some of your partners quirks & they must accept some of yours. Some people chew loudly. Some people snore. Some people leave the back door open so that a large neighbourhood opossum can sleep on the couch because he likes the couch & it's too cold for him to be sleeping outside anyways.
@kevinwhipwrecked He's looking a little haggard, these days. A little stressed out. A little on edge.
Good.
I love that everyone is basically wandering around Mastodon right now wearing their weirdest hashtags and trying to find their people.
"Are you #Apiarist ?"
"No, sorry, I'm #ArduinoMusic ."
#ArduinoMusic turns around.
"ANYBODY INTO BEES?"
A hand goes up in the back of the crowd.
"NICE."
@axelino He's a Tory, and he's the guy they put in to show that Johnson and Truss weren't really all that bad.
You weren't expecting actual performance out of him, were you?
Anyone would think he has absolutely nothing to do with this mess!! βPrime Minister Rishi Sunak said he was "really sad" about the disruption being caused "to so, so many people's lives, particularly at Christmas time." #TotalAbdicationOfResponsibility #GTTO #SupportTheNHS
Tucker Carlson's repulsive attack on Zelensky claimed he "humiliated" the US by addressing Congress in a sweatshirt. But his speech was more humiliating to Tucker and the Putinists than to anyone else.
I tallied up the things Tucker got wrong this year in this new piece:
@IHPower
I feel seen.
My latest art acquisition, βUntelevised Revolutionβ by Lobyn Hamilton. Broken vinyl tribute to Huey Newton, Gil Scott-Heron and the Black Panthers. #BlackFriday #BlackMastodon #SupportBlackArtists #Chicago
The Most Beautiful Woman in the World.
Actress Pam Grier, 1972, in Los Angeles, California.
Richard Pryor was a fool!
(Photo by Michael Ochs Archive/Getty Images)
#BlackTwitter #BlackFedi #BlackMastodon #BlackFriday #BlackJoy #BlackExcellence
BREAKING: The U.S. Senate passes the Electoral Count Reform Act in the omnibus spending bill. The legislation aims to prevent a repeat of the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol and now heads to the U.S. House. https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/u-s-senate-passes-electoral-count-reform-act/
So... me. Work in aerospace, more space, not as much aero. Can fix my own car, choose not to. Can fix the random appliance of your choice. Hardcore introvert in person, which is why I love online. Lifelong science fiction fan. Read constantly. Scalzi is my favorite author, because he mixes exactly the right amount of snark into his writing. Together with a guy 30+ years, married since it was legal. Own a home in CA and don't plan to leave unless I immigrate to another country.